| good | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. good | benefit.; "for your own good"; "what's the good of worrying?" |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ common good, commonweal | the good of a community. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. good, goodness | moral excellence or admirableness.; "there is much good to be found in people" |
| ~ kindness | the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic. |
| ~ beneficence | the quality of being kind or helpful or generous. |
| ~ benignancy, benignity, graciousness | the quality of being kind and gentle. |
| ~ morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct. |
| ~ moral excellence, virtue, virtuousness | the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. |
| ~ virtue | a particular moral excellence. |
| ~ saintliness | the quality of resembling a saint. |
| ~ summum bonum | the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. good, goodness | that which is pleasing or valuable or useful.; "weigh the good against the bad"; "among the highest goods of all are happiness and self-realization" |
| ~ quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone.; "the quality of mercy is not strained" |
| ~ worthiness | the quality or state of having merit or value. |
| ~ desirability, desirableness | the quality of being worthy of desiring. |
| ~ benefit, welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being.; "for the benefit of all" |
| ~ better | something superior in quality or condition or effect.; "a change for the better" |
| ~ better | the superior one of two alternatives.; "chose the better of the two" |
| ~ optimum | most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances. |
| ~ wiseness, soundness, wisdom | the quality of being prudent and sensible. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. commodity, good, trade good | articles of commerce. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ staple, basic | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. |
| ~ consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption. |
| ~ drygoods, soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise. |
| ~ entrant | a commodity that enters competition with established merchandise.; "a well publicized entrant is the pocket computer" |
| ~ export, exportation | commodities (goods or services) sold to a foreign country. |
| ~ fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental. |
| ~ fungible | a commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation. |
| ~ future | bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date. |
| ~ import, importation | commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country. |
| ~ merchandise, product, ware | commodities offered for sale.; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
| ~ middling | any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran). |
| ~ shopping | the commodities purchased from stores.; "she loaded her shopping into the car"; "women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance" |
| ~ sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity. |
| ~ worldly good, worldly possession | a commodity or good associated with the earthly, rather than the spiritual, existence of human beings. |
| ~ salvage | property or goods saved from damage or destruction. |
| adj. | 5. good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| ~ best | (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" |
| ~ better | (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another.; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history" |
| ~ favorable, favourable | encouraging or approving or pleasing.; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" |
| ~ bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, groovy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, keen, great, neat | very good.; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" |
| ~ good enough | adequately good for the circumstances.; "if it's good enough for you it's good enough for me" |
| ~ goodish | moderately good of its kind.; "a goodish wine" |
| ~ hot | very good; often used in the negative.; "he's hot at math but not so hot at history" |
| ~ redeeming | compensating for some fault or defect.; "the redeeming feature of the plan is its simplicity"; "his saving grace was his sense of humor" |
| ~ satisfactory, acceptable | meeting requirements.; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
| ~ solid | characterized by good substantial quality.; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit" |
| ~ superb | surpassingly good.; "a superb meal" |
| ~ well-behaved, well behaved | (usually of children) someone who behaves in a manner that the speaker believes is correct.; "a well-behaved child" |
| ~ good | morally admirable. |
| ~ obedient | dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority.; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened" |
| ~ respectable | characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals.; "a respectable woman" |
| adj. | 6. full, good | having the normally expected amount.; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" |
| ~ ample | more than enough in size or scope or capacity.; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply" |
| adj. | 7. good | morally admirable. |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| ~ angelic, sainted, saintlike, saintly, beatific, angelical | marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint.; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother" |
| ~ goody-goody | affectedly or smugly good or self-righteous. |
| ~ redeeming, saving, redemptive | bringing about salvation or redemption from sin.; "saving faith"; "redemptive (or redeeming) love" |
| ~ white | benevolent; without malicious intent.; "that's white of you" |
| ~ moral | concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles.; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life" |
| ~ right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| ~ virtuous | morally excellent. |
| ~ worthy | having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable.; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause" |
| adj. | 8. estimable, good, honorable, respectable | deserving of esteem and respect.; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" |
| ~ reputable | having a good reputation.; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" |
| adj. | 9. beneficial, good | promoting or enhancing well-being.; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| adj. | 10. good | agreeable or pleasing.; "we all had a good time"; "good manners" |
| ~ nice | pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today" |
| adj. | 11. good, just, upright | of moral excellence.; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adj. | 12. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" |
| ~ skilled | having or showing or requiring special skill.; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| adj. | 13. good | thorough.; "had a good workout"; "gave the house a good cleaning" |
| ~ complete | having every necessary or normal part or component or step.; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting" |
| adj. | 14. dear, good, near | with or in a close or intimate relationship.; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear" |
| ~ close | close in relevance or relationship.; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance" |
| adj. | 15. dependable, good, safe, secure | financially sound.; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" |
| ~ sound | financially secure and safe.; "sound investments"; "a sound economy" |
| adj. | 16. good, right, ripe | most suitable or right for a particular purpose.; "a good time to plant tomatoes"; "the right time to act"; "the time is ripe for great sociological changes" |
| ~ opportune | suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose.; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival" |
| adj. | 17. good, well | resulting favorably.; "it's a good thing that I wasn't there"; "it is good that you stayed"; "it is well that no one saw you"; "all's well that ends well" |
| ~ fortunate | having unexpected good fortune.; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" |
| adj. | 18. effective, good, in effect, in force | exerting force or influence.; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)" |
| ~ operative | being in force or having or exerting force.; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system" |
| adj. | 19. good | capable of pleasing.; "good looks" |
| ~ pleasing | giving pleasure and satisfaction.; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance" |
| adj. | 20. good, serious | appealing to the mind.; "good music"; "a serious book" |
| ~ intellectual | appealing to or using the intellect.; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature" |
| adj. | 21. good, sound | in excellent physical condition.; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body" |
| ~ healthy | having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease.; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy" |
| adj. | 22. good, salutary | tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health.; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air" |
| ~ healthful | conducive to good health of body or mind.; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
| adj. | 23. good, honest | not forged.; "a good dollar bill" |
| ~ echt, genuine | not fake or counterfeit.; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" |
| adj. | 24. good, undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt | not left to spoil.; "the meat is still good" |
| ~ fresh | recently made, produced, or harvested.; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce" |
| adj. | 25. good | generally admired.; "good taste" |
| ~ discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste.; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" |
| adv. | 26. good, well | (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well').; "the children behaved well"; "a task well done"; "the party went well"; "he slept well"; "a well-argued thesis"; "a well-seasoned dish"; "a well-planned party"; "the baby can walk pretty good" |
| ~ combining form | a bound form used only in compounds.; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'" |
| adv. | 27. good, soundly, thoroughly | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly').; "he was soundly defeated"; "we beat him good" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| volition | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. volition, will | the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention.; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" |
| ~ faculty, mental faculty, module | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind. |
| ~ velleity | volition in its weakest form. |
| n. (act) | 2. volition, willing | the act of making a choice.; "followed my father of my own volition" |
| ~ selection, choice, option, pick | the act of choosing or selecting.; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| ~ intention | an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out.; "my intention changed once I saw her" |
| confine | | |
| v. (change) | 1. bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel | place limits on (extent or access).; "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| ~ tighten, reduce | narrow or limit.; "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
| ~ tie | limit or restrict to.; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" |
| ~ gate | restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment. |
| ~ draw a line, draw the line | reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on).; "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" |
| ~ mark off, mark out | set boundaries to and delimit.; "mark out the territory" |
| ~ harness, rein, rule | keep in check.; "rule one's temper" |
| ~ baffle, regulate | check the emission of (sound). |
| ~ hamper, cramp, halter, strangle | prevent the progress or free movement of.; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" |
| ~ tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten | restrict.; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" |
| ~ clamp down, crack down | repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable).; "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" |
| ~ inhibit | limit the range or extent of.; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" |
| ~ constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain | hold back. |
| ~ curb, control, hold in, contain, moderate, check, hold | lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits.; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" |
| v. (change) | 2. circumscribe, confine, limit | restrict or confine,.; "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" |
| ~ hold down | restrain.; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" |
| ~ keep down, number | place a limit on the number of. |
| ~ cap | restrict the number or amount of.; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" |
| ~ curtail, restrict, curb, cut back | place restrictions on.; "curtail drinking in school" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| ~ delimitate, demarcate, delimit | set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something. |
| ~ content | satisfy in a limited way.; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" |
| ~ ration | restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war.; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city" |
| v. (contact) | 3. confine | prevent from leaving or from being removed. |
| ~ cabin | confine to a small space, such as a cabin. |
| ~ closet | confine to a small space, as for intensive work. |
| ~ coop in, coop up | confine in or as if in a coop.; "she coops herself up in the library all day" |
| ~ lock away, put away, shut away, lock in, lock up, shut up, lock | place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape.; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" |
| ~ lock in, seal in | close with or as if with a tight seal.; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" |
| ~ keep back, restrain, hold back, keep | keep under control; keep in check.; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool" |
| v. (stative) | 4. confine, enclose, hold in | close in.; "darkness enclosed him" |
| ~ contain, bear, carry, hold | contain or hold; have within.; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" |
| ~ border, bound | form the boundary of; be contiguous to. |
| ~ embank | enclose with banks, as for support or protection.; "The river was embanked with a dyke" |
| ~ rail in, rail | enclose with rails.; "rail in the old graves" |
| ~ box in, box up | enclose or confine as if in a box. |
| ~ frame | enclose in a frame, as of a picture. |
| v. (social) | 5. confine, detain | deprive of freedom; take into confinement. |
| ~ keep | hold and prevent from leaving.; "The student was kept after school" |
| ~ straiten | squeeze together. |
| ~ gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, lag, remand, put away | lock up or confine, in or as in a jail.; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" |
| ~ intern | deprive of freedom.; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" |
| ~ bind over | order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her.; "The defendant was bound over for trial" |
| ~ imprison | confine as if in a prison.; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" |
| ~ cage, cage in | confine in a cage.; "The animal was caged" |
| ~ trap, pin down | place in a confining or embarrassing position.; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" |
| ~ keep in | cause to stay indoors. |
| v. (contact) | 6. confine, hold, restrain | to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom" |
| ~ disable, disenable, incapacitate | make unable to perform a certain action.; "disable this command on your computer" |
| ~ tie down, tie up, truss, bind | secure with or as if with ropes.; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" |
| ~ fetter, shackle | restrain with fetters. |
| ~ enchain | restrain or bind with chains. |
| ~ pinion, shackle | bind the arms of. |
| ~ impound, pound | place or shut up in a pound.; "pound the cows so they don't stray" |
| ~ pound up, pound | shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits.; "The prisoners are safely pounded" |
| ~ pen up, fold | confine in a fold, like sheep. |
| ~ ground | confine or restrict to the ground.; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" |
| decide | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. decide, determine, make up one's mind | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ measure, measure out, mensurate | determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.; "Measure the length of the wall" |
| ~ choose, pick out, select, take | pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives.; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her" |
| ~ will | determine by choice.; "This action was willed and intended" |
| ~ seal | decide irrevocably.; "sealing dooms" |
| ~ purpose, resolve | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
| ~ deliberate, debate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue. |
| ~ orientate, orient | determine one's position with reference to another point.; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" |
| ~ adjudicate, try, judge | put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of.; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials" |
| ~ govern, regularise, regularize, regulate, order | bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle | bring to an end; settle conclusively.; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| ~ terminate, end | bring to an end or halt.; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I" |
| ~ judge | determine the result of (a competition). |
| ~ adjust | decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. decide | cause to decide.; "This new development finally decided me!" |
| ~ decide, make up one's mind, determine | reach, make, or come to a decision about something.; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" |
| ~ cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have | cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner.; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. decide | influence or determine.; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" |
| ~ shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
| desire | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| ~ feeling | the experiencing of affective and emotional states.; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual" |
| ~ ambition, aspiration, dream | a cherished desire.; "his ambition is to own his own business" |
| ~ bloodlust | a desire for bloodshed. |
| ~ temptation | the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid.; "he felt the temptation and his will power weakened" |
| ~ craving | an intense desire for some particular thing. |
| ~ wish, wishing, want | a specific feeling of desire.; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire" |
| ~ longing, yearning, hungriness | prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. |
| ~ concupiscence, physical attraction, sexual desire, eros | a desire for sexual intimacy. |
| ~ itch, urge | a strong restless desire.; "why this urge to travel?" |
| ~ caprice, whim, impulse | a sudden desire.; "he bought it on an impulse" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. desire | an inclination to want things.; "a man of many desires" |
| ~ tendency, inclination | a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect.; "the alkaline inclination of the local waters"; "fabric with a tendency to shrink" |
| ~ hunger, thirst, hungriness, thirstiness | strong desire for something (not food or drink).; "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection" |
| ~ greed | excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves. |
| n. (state) | 3. desire | something that is desired. |
| ~ arousal | a state of heightened physiological activity. |
| ~ passion, rage | something that is desired intensely.; "his rage for fame destroyed him" |
| ~ materialism, philistinism | a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. desire, want | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| ~ crave, lust, hunger, thirst, starve | have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. |
| ~ take to, fancy, go for | have a fancy or particular liking or desire for.; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" |
| ~ miss | feel or suffer from the lack of.; "He misses his mother" |
| ~ hope | be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.; "I am still hoping that all will turn out well" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| ~ wish well, wish | feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of. |
| ~ like, wish, care | prefer or wish to do something.; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?" |
| ~ itch, spoil | have a strong desire or urge to do something.; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" |
| ~ like | want to have.; "I'd like a beer now!" |
| ~ ambition | have as one's ambition. |
| ~ feel like | have an inclination for something or some activity.; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now" |
| ~ begrudge, envy | be envious of; set one's heart on. |
| ~ lech after, lust after | have a strong sexual desire for.; "he is lusting after his secretary" |
| ~ hanker, long, yearn | desire strongly or persistently. |
| ~ seek | try to get or reach.; "seek a position"; "seek an education"; "seek happiness" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. desire, hope, trust | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| ~ wish | hope for; have a wish.; "I wish I could go home now" |
| v. (emotion) | 6. desire | express a desire for. |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
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